9 months after launching in September 2019, Plentywaka has grown to over 40,000 users and counting. The pandemic slowed this growth but the company has launched its logistics arm to diversify its offe…
Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
Security startup, AirSynQ wants to help oil and gas companies check vandalism
The team behind AirSynQ, a Nigerian security startup, believes that securing national assets from vandalism requires more than human monitoring. It wants to help by building long-duration aerial surve…
Twitter shipped a voice feature that a Nigerian startup invented 6 years ago
In 2014, Nigerian entrepreneur, Tomi Walker set out to build the “Twitter for voice”; a social network around the concept of bite-sized voice notes called Orbi. Things didn’t go as planned. 6 ye…
SA government signs agreement to co-invest with black-owned VC WZ Capital
South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovations’ Technology Innovation Agency has agreed to work with and offer matching funds, of up to R1 million per startup, with WZ Capital, a black-own…
20 startups selected for Class 5 of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa
Last year, 12 African startups participated in Google for Startups Accelerator programme. For its fifth cohort this year, 20 startups will take part in the three-month programme, albeit remotely.…
Analytics Intelligence wants to help African companies better understand customer data
Founded in 2011, Analytics Intelligence has helped some US and UK companies understand their customers’ data better. Having recently expanded to Nigeria, it plans to do the same for African comp…
Nigeria wants to save startups, SMEs, and create a million tech jobs
As part of its post-pandemic economic sustainability plan, Nigeria wants to create over one million tech-related jobs and establish payroll support to critically affected startups and SMEs among other…
This SA entrepreneur wants to help companies to lend staff to other firms
SA’s Teambix is helping companies make extra revenue by “lending” their staff to companies that need them, rather than laying them off. In this Q&A, founder Remmone Modisakeng shares …
6 months after its second seed round, Chipper Cash raises $13.8m Series A
Six months after raising its second seed round of $6 million, pan-African fintech startup, Chipper Cash has raised $13.8 million in Series A funding. This brings its total funding to $22.2 million in …
SA fintech, Planet42, founded by Estonian duo, raises $2.4m
Planet42, a South Africa based fintech founded by two Estonian entrepreneurs has raised €2.2-million ($2.4-million) from a number of Estonian investors.…
Egyptian on-demand medicine delivery platform, Chefaa nets pre-Series A investment
Egyptian on-demand medicine delivery platform, Chefaa has raised a pre-Series A investment round from US venture capital fund and accelerator 500 Startups, Saudi Arabian fund Vision Ventures, Womena a…
From Lagos to San Francisco: Emmanuel Gbolade’s journey building Termii
In 2014, Emmanuel Gbolade founded Termii with Ayomide Awe. Following a rebranding three years later, the startup secured funding from Microtraction and Y Combinator. In this interview, Gbolade shares …
Surviving ‘Rona’: Either find a way or make one happen
Justin Spratt, a seasoned investor and current director of Uber business development (Middle East and Africa) shares his thoughts on how African startups can survive, post Rona…
Chris Folayan, MallforAfrica CEO, talks Link Commerce, DHL partnership, and global expansion
Following DHL’s stake acquisition in Link Commerce, Techpoint Africa caught up with Chris Folayan, CEO of the UK-based company, to understand the relationship between the software platform, Mall…
African fintech investor, Crossfin invests in SA fintech, truID
African fintech investor, Crossfin has invested an undisclosed amount in SA fintech, truID through its ventures investment arm, Crossfin Ventures.…
SA entrepreneur and Shopin founder, Eran Eyal deported to Israel, following fraudulent ICO
SA entrepreneur and Springleap and Shopin founder Eran Eyal who was convicted in December of defrauding investors of millions of dollars, has been deported from the US, to Israel…
South Africa’s Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round
SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised a $3-million (R50-million) investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund which is advised by London-based Arch…
Using the hyperlocal model, Lagos-based One Kiosk Africa plans to deliver your orders in an hour
Nigeria’s eCommerce space is riddled with insurmountable problems, albeit, it continues to have new entrants. One Kiosk Africa, a one-year-old startup, is one of such and it is banking on its hyperloc…
Egyptian mental health platform, Shezlong nets investment
Egyptian startup Shezlong has raised a new round of investment, from Asia Africa Investment Consulting (AAIC), angel investor Mohamed El Khamissy and Cairo-based angel investment fund Himangel…
22-year-old founders behind SA startup, Merge App net $100k from Nigerian investor
Johannesburg based startup, Merge has raised $100,000 in investment from Nigerian investor, Platform Capital.…